Ron Glass (July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016)

[james_davis_nicoll]

Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Known for ‘Barney Miller’ and ‘Firefly,’ Dies at 71

Comments

[onyxlynx]

Weren't we just talking about him?

[james_davis_nicoll]

Were we?

[onyxlynx]

My mistake. Avedon's Sideshow mentioned "The Harris Incident" from Barney Miller, not you. Ooooooops.

[seawasp]

I'm envisioning 2016 as the Grim Reaper with a slasher smile.

[ironyoxide.livejournal.com]

I wonder if anyone's done any statistical analysis on whether or not more celebrities have dies this year than last. I suppose it'd open up a can or two of worms regarding the definition of celebrity.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

That's a shame.

I liked him in the reboot of The Odd Couple he did with Demond Wilson, but his Barney Miller role will always be my favorite.

[w. dow rieder (from livejournal.com)]

I don't know about you, but I'm going to be pretty tense on New Years Eve. And checking the news the next day.

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

I think we may be reaching a tipping point in terms of celebrities of the Boomer generation dying of old age in large numbers.

[kerkevik-2014.livejournal.com]

Wrote a Shepherd Book drabble just over a week ago,

I swear I didn't know!

But I reck'n there'll be a big damn wake on Serenity tonight.

kerk

[timgueguen.livejournal.com]

But we're probably past due for some relatively young celeb dying.

[nathan helfinstine (from livejournal.com)]

Yes. Several British media did it in the spring. See, e.g. the BBC's take:

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36108133


Their answer was that Baby Boomers are now aged 70 to 52. And the death rate starts to jump when people reach their 60s.

[liviapenn.livejournal.com]

Anton Yelchin, sadly.